Harrisburg Line
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For the Amtrak (formerly Pennsylvania Railroad) line, see Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line.
The Harrisburg Line is a railroad line owned by Pennsylvania Lines LLC and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The line runs from Philadelphia west to Harrisburg[1] along a former Reading Company line.
At its east end, near the Falls of the Schuylkill, the Harrisburg Line junctions with CSX Transportation's Trenton Subdivision. Its west end is at a junction with the Pittsburgh Line, the Lurgan Branch, the Royalton Branch, and Amtrak's Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line. The line junctions the Morrisville Line (indirectly) at Norristown and the Reading Line near Reading.
[edit] History
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road opened in 1839, including the current Harrisburg Line east of Reading.[2] The line from Reading to Harrisburg was opened by the Lebanon Valley Railroad in 1858.[3] Through leases, mergers, and takeovers, the line became part of Conrail. In the 1999 breakup of Conrail, the line was assigned to Norfolk Southern.
[edit] References
- ^ the NS Harrisburg Line
- ^ PRR Chronology, 1839PDF, June 2004 Edition
- ^ PRR Chronology, 1858PDF, March 2005 Edition
| Transportation Infrastructure of the Harrisburg metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
| East-West thru-highways | Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) | US 22 | US 322 |
| South-North thru-highways | I-81 | US 11 | US 15 | PA 34 | PA 72 | PA 74 |
| Harrisburg Roads | I-83 | I-283 | PA 39 | PA 231 | PA 441 | Capital Beltway | Harrisburg Expressway | Progress Avenue |
| Lebanon Roads | US 422 | PA 241 | PA 343 | PA 897 |
| Other Roadways | I-78 | US 209 | PA 17 | PA 25 | PA 94 | PA 114 | PA 147 | PA 283 | PA 341 | PA 443 | PA 501 | PA 641 | PA 743 | PA 934 | PA 944 | Colonial Road |
| Public transportation | Amtrak | Capital Area Transit |
| Airports | Harrisburg International Airport | Capital City Airport | Carlisle Airport | Keller Brothers Airport | Kutztown Airport | Millard Airport | Reigle Airport |
| Rail | Harrisburg Transportation Center | Pennsylvania Railroad | Harrisburg Line | Keystone Service | Pennsylvanian | Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line | Keystone Corridor | CorridorOne |
